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16:52

Near miss for Coltherd

There was a near miss for Borders trainer Stuart Coltherd and son Sam at Perth racecourse this afternoon.

Oxalido finished in a dead heat for second place in the 4.40pm race.

16:40

Fine finish

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It'll be a fine end to the day across the south of Scotland with plenty of evening sunshine.

Overnight, most places will remain dry with clear spells, leading to a few mist or fog patches. Temperatures will dip to around 3 Celsius.

Another dry day to come tomorrow with long sunny spells developing.

16:27

Tune in

Remember we have two more radio bulletins to come today from Selkirk and Dumfries at 16:30 and 17:30.

More to follow tomorrow morning at 06:30, 07:30 and 08:30.

16:12

Cyclists head to Ae

The Scottish Cycling National Downhill Mountain Bike Championships will take place at Ae Forest this Sunday.

Over 250 of Scotland's best downhill mountain bikers will take to the trails which are part of the 7stanes mountain bike trail centres, spanning the south of Scotland.

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All the reigning Junior and Senior Champions from 2014, Dumfries local Frazer McCubbing, Elena Melton from Morayshire, Ben Cathro from Oban and Rebecca Kennedy from Berwickshire will be there on the day to defend their titles.

2014's Masters Champion Alan Blyth from Clackmannanshire and Veterans Champion Alastair Maclennan from Fort William will also be there hoping to take the National Championship top spot.

Lovely afternoon

The sun will make it feel warm too with highs of around 20 celsius, always a good degree or two lower in coastal areas with an onshore breeze developing here this afternoon.

We could see some mist lapping onto the coasts. Southwesterly winds will be light.

12:20

Tune in

Make sure you don't miss the latest radio bulletins for the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.

They are coming up at 12:30, then there is more at 16:30 and 17:30.

12:06

Kelso suffer away defeat

Kelso United lost 3-0 away to Heriot-Watt University last night in the East of Scotland League First Division.

On the amateur scene Gala Fairydean Rovers defeated Leithen Rovers 3-1 and Hawick Waverley were 1-0 victors over Greenlaw in the semi-finals of the Beveridge Cup. And Duns Amateurs secured their place in the final of the Sanderson Cup with a 3-0 victory at St Boswells.

Indecent image student sentenced

Christopher Murdanaigum, 26, committed the offence at Fountainhall last year.

He was placed on the sex offenders register for two years and given a community payback order with 160 hours of unpaid work.

A not guilty plea to taking or letting indecent photographs of children be taken was accepted by the Crown.

10:27

Crime prevention advice

Stewartry Crime Officer, PC Simon Kennedy, will be visiting the Glenkens area today in the mobile police office.

He will be available at the following locations to provide information and advice on crime prevention and home security related matters.

Carsphairn Village Hall 10am to 11.30am

Dalry Police Office 12.30pm to 1.30pm

New Galloway High Street Car Park 2pm to 3.30pm

10:14

Piper leads protest

Colin Colthart

At Dumfries and Galloway Council

A piper leads a protest march by campaigners against a controversial wind farm in south west Scotland.

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This morning's demonstration was staged outside local authority headquarters in Dumfries as councillors prepared to consider an application to construct eight turbines on Mochrum Fell, north east of Parton.

The proposed development has attracted more than 600 objections, but planning officials are recommending approval.

Turbine protest

The proposed scheme at Mochrum Fell north east of Parton has resulted in more than 600 objections.

However, a report to today's planning applications committee is recommending approval, after the council's landscape architect stated that the revised layout - which cuts the number of turbines from eleven to eight - would be acceptable.